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Nurse Family Partnership
The Nurse-Family Partnership is an evidence-based community health program
that helps transform the lives of vulnerable families expecting their first
child. First-time, low-income mothers residing in Berks or Schuylkill counties
are eligible for free, in-home services. Each mother is partnered with a
registered nurse early in her pregnancy and receives ongoing nurse home visits
that continue until her child's second birthday. Berks County has the capacity
to serve 185 families, and Schuylkill County has the capacity to serve 75
families.
The Nurse-Family partnership has been carefully tested during nearly 30 years
of ongoing research. Consistent program effects across multiple trials include:
- Improved prenatal health
- Fewer childhood injuries
- Fewer subsequent pregnancies
- Increased intervals between births
- Increased maternal employment
- Improved school readiness
Goals:
- Improve pregnancy outcomes by helping women engage in
good preventative health practices
- Improve child health and development by helping
parents provide reasonable and competent care
- Improve the economic self-sufficiency of the family by
helping parents develop a vision for the future
Services:
Home visitation by specially trained registered nurses
focusing on:
- Personal health
- Environmental health
- Life course
- Maternal role development
- Personal relationships
- Referrals to appropriate human services
Funding:
Governor's Partnership for Safe Children/ Pennsylvania Commission on
Crime & Delinquency
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Contact Information:
Berks
County:
Barbara
Werner
Nursing
Supervisor
610-376-6077
barbnfp@comcast.net
Schuylkill County:
Barbara
Poncelet
Nursing
Supervisor
570-628-2611
bwp3@verizon.net
For more information on NFP
please visit their national website:
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